lifestyle 99 Life Pro Tips That Will Change How You Do Everything

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Life doesn't come with an instruction book, and yet some people seem to have it all figured it out. Luckily, they're willing to share their expertise with the rest of us. This collection of life pro tips and tricks covers everything from boiling water to helping your parents program the dadgum DVR. Do you know how to use marjoram? How about how to remove Sharpie from a dry erase board?

Some of these great life hacks seem intuitive, but they're not always the first solutions to come to mind when problems arise. Others are so simple and obvious that, well gosh, why didn't I think of that? Vote up the most useful LPTs, and be sure to visit the LifeProTips subreddit for more genius ideas to make your life run more smoothly.

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Before heading to a busy venue (amusement park, sports arena), take a good picture of your children. If they get lost, a photo provides exact details of what they they look like and what they are wearing./u/CirrusUnicus

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If you're dropping somebody off at their home, make sure that they are able to get in before you drive away./u/carrzy

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When you call 911, start by saying the service you need and your address. Once the operator has those details, he can dispatch the appropriate people while you give more info./u/USMBTRT

Before cleaning your microwave, run it for 5-10 minutes with a bowl of water in it to loosen up the dried out gunk./u/Flelk

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When studying a subject, pretend that you'll have to teach the material you're studying.

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When responding to advice, say "you're right" instead of "i know." It shows that you're actually listening to someone, that you care about what they say, and give them credit for trying to help./u/rebeldottie

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When checking into a hotel in an area you don't know, grab a business card so you can show cab drivers the address./u/ernymac

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If your roommate's cell phone alarm is going off and he is not in the room, call the phone. It will disable the alarm./u/UberBueno

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If you want to endear someone to you quickly, ask them for advice. Doesn't matter what on; just asking for their opinion on anything shows that you respect them and value their input.

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Sign your signature in blue ink so that you distinguish an original document from a copy./u/Miiiiils

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Start each year off with an empty jar, and fill it with notes of good things that happen. On new year's eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year./u/thatswhatmesaid

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When making homemade fries, after slicing the potato, soak the slices in a bowl of cold water. Some of the starches will release into the water, which makes the inside of the fries tender while the outside remains crispier./u/victoria_antonia

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Put a sticker with a fake pin number on your debit card. Make the numbers hard to read. If you lose it and someone tries to use it (3 times), the terminal will lock your account and eat the card./u/fluffitude

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Mosquito bite? Press a hot spoon (e.g. The one you stirred your coffee with) onto the spot. The heat will destroy the protein that caused the reaction, and the itching will stop./u/firu86

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Fill plastic water bottles a quarter of the way full, lay on its side, and put in freezer. This way, when it's frozen, you can fill with water and have ice cold water on the go./u/Testicle_Festival

To erase permanent marker from a whiteboard, go over the ink with a dry erase marker. The two different inks will react with each other and then can be erased with a whiteboard eraser./u/Kubrick_Fan

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When streaming netflix on a computer, if the stream quality is sub-par, press control+alt(opt)+shift+s in order to change the buffering rates. Changing to 3000 forces hd video./u/A_Dodgy_Universe

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To study for a test, pretend you are able to have a cheat sheet, and fill it with as many short and concise notes that would help you pass your test. By the time you are done, you will have successfully studied./u/a_normal

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When checking reviews online on sites like amazon.com, Also check reviews sorted by most recent date first. Some merchants will start selling a lower quality version of the product after reaching a high ranking./u/itpm

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Looking for good music to work to? Try video game soundtracks. The music's designed to provide a stimulating background that doesn't mess with your concentration./u/robertgfthomas

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